Electric railroad lantern



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"Application filed April 19 To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, PETERJQ SLoaN, a citizen ofr the United States,-resicling at Denver, in the county of vDenver and State of Colorado, have invented newand'useful Improvements in ElectricRailroad Lanterns,

*of which the following is a specification.

The present invention'is directed to nn- :7 V provements in portable electric lanterns, and 10 lmore particularly to one designed for use by trainmen;

The invention has for its object to provide a lantern of this nature so constructed that lights of different colors, such as red, green and white can be quickly displayed, .or ex tinguished when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lantern of this character con structed in such a manner that the electric bulbs will be effectively protected against possible injury, the bulbs being so arranged that when illuminated the rays therefrom can be seenfrom a long distance;

Still another object of the invention is to provide a lantern which is extremely simple in construction, durable, and one which. is

eflicient in operation.

Vvith these and other objects in View, this invention resides in the novelv features of construction, formation, combination and V arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in 'the accompanying drawings, in which:

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Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a metallic container, preferably circular in cross section, and upon the upper-end of which is mounted a top 2, said top being 0 threaded, as at 3, and is adapted to thread upon otheupper end of the container, and has its-lower end provided with a bottom cap 8. This container of course has located therein the usual batteries, as is customary. Depending from the bottom' cap 8, are

7 sockets 15 and 16 in which are .screwed,re-

spectively, the stems of the bulbs 17 and 18,

' the former being colored green, while the latter is colored red. The socket 16 is properly insulated from the plate 11 so that the bulbs '17 and 18 may be selectively illumi nated p Suitably fixed to the exterior of the container 1 is a switch casing19, and slidably The figure represents a perspective view 1920. Serial Nol 374,837.

-asso'ciated therewith are buttons 20. These abut-tons are employed for controlling .the

current to the bulbs, as is usual.

The lanternas a whole is supported on a skeleton frame 25, which consists of legs 26, preferably'four in number, the upper ends of which are suitably fixed to the flange 7 of the bottom cap 8, while the lower ends thereof are secured to a horizontal base ring 27.

Having their outer ends fixed tothe legs 26 at points somewhat above the ring 27 are cross bars 28, said bars being formed centrally with depress1ons29 which intersect at right angles, and form a seat 30. Suitably fixed in this seat is the tubular base of the socket 31, and being mounted in this manner it is obvious that the same will be rigidly supported. Engaged in the socket 31 is a white bulb 32, the same receiving.

current through a wire 25, which leads from the container. To protect this wire a tube 33 isemployed and has its upper end located in the container 1, and passes through the bottom cap 8, and from thence longitudinally'of the adjacent leg 26. The tube then follows the adjacent bar .28 to the socket 31, and since the wire is passed through the tube the same is protected against possible injury.

It will be noted that the bulbs 17 and 18 are positioned near the side line of the container 1, whereby the rays therefrom can be seen from a great distance when the lantern is being carried 01' is atrest on the ground.

The bulh32, which is white, is disposed below the bulbs 17 and 18, and in triangue lar relation thereto. By arranging the bulbs in this manner it is obvious that the presence of one will in no way interfere with the other, therefore the rays may be seen without obstruction.

A bail 35 is'provid'ed, and maybe'rigidly or hingedly connected to the container, as desired... r 7

Since the skeleton frame is rigid with the bottom cap 8 it will be apparent that former maybe grasped in one hand and the latter in the other, whereupon the bottom cap can be easily unscrewed fromv the container, andsince the top 2 can be readily removed it is obvious that a lantern has been provided which can be easily and quickly assembled "or disassembled.

From the foregoing description-taken in connection with thezicconlpanying drawlngs, the advantages and operation or the lantern will be apparentto thos skilledin the art.

that is claimed is: V r V l. A lantern oi the class described, corn- -prising a contr'ner, supporting legs (16-- pending :trornthe container, horizontal cross bars connecting the legs and having their central portions rnred with depressions arranged in inters cting relation to provide a seat,endle SOCltrigidly mounted in the seat.

' the container and disposed in triangular reletion with the first named socket,:and bulbs in the sockets. .7

A lzznternof prising e conteiner e top threeded on the containe on the'conta-iner; eskeletonfrz me removable the; cap end' coni 'irising legs having upper ends fixed to the cap, a-horizondisposedbe'se' ring fixed to the lower ends of the l cross bars connecting'the legs end having their central portions formed with degressionsnndarranged in intersecting relation, a bulb supported at with their tally the intersection ofthe cross bars, and a pair of bulbs associated with .thetbottoincapn In testimony whereol I have hereunto set my hand in presence oftwo subscribing Wlt nesses: I

- PETER J. SLOAN.

' Witnessesu r ARTHUR YOUNG, I ALFRE M. CHAUssEn.

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